"one's ship comes in" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Merchants used to send goods abroad on ships to be sold, receiving the money when the ships returned.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "ref": "1871, The Family treasury of Sunday reading, ed. by A. Cameron (W. Arnot), page 381",
          "text": "I often wish I had the money the eggs and chickens bring; but, when I say so, father answers I shall when his ship comes in. When I was younger, I really thought he owned a ship, which would one day come into port.",
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        {
          "ref": "1915, Humane Advocate, page 877",
          "text": "He is heir to some property and prefers to loaf at saloons until his ship comes in. In the meantime, the wife's parents practically support her and her children.",
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      "glosses": [
        "One makes or comes into possession of a significant amount of money."
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        "(idiomatic) One makes or comes into possession of a significant amount of money."
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        "idiomatic"
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      "glosses": [
        "One is successful."
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        "(idiomatic) One is successful."
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  "etymology_text": "Merchants used to send goods abroad on ships to be sold, receiving the money when the ships returned.",
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          "ref": "1871, The Family treasury of Sunday reading, ed. by A. Cameron (W. Arnot), page 381",
          "text": "I often wish I had the money the eggs and chickens bring; but, when I say so, father answers I shall when his ship comes in. When I was younger, I really thought he owned a ship, which would one day come into port.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1915, Humane Advocate, page 877",
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        }
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) One makes or comes into possession of a significant amount of money."
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        "One is successful."
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        "(idiomatic) One is successful."
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